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that's the problem for speaker boehner. and whether he allows the vote, knowing majority of his members probably won't go along with it, that's the first hurdle to get over, and, two, if he has the votes, i should back up here. there are democrats who have problems with this as well. you had senators on the democratic side, senators franken and harken and sanders going to senator reid's office apparently this afternoon and have a problem with raising the limit from $250,000 to $400,000, on the tax cut exemptions. we have a long way to go. it's hard to believe we are 1:36. so 12:00 midnight is approaching fast and there is a lot of road to go before anything develops. arthel: it's unbelievable. the american public is fed up with it. what are you hearing in terms of having vice president biden negotiate with mitch mcconnell. they have relationships with many of the people in the senate and perhaps do you think they could get together? it seems like their talks have helped in some regard. do you think they will take it back to
that's the problem for speaker boehner. and whether he allows the vote, knowing majority of his members probably won't go along with it, that's the first hurdle to get over, and, two, if he has the votes, i should back up here. there are democrats who have problems with this as well. you had senators on the democratic side, senators franken and harken and sanders going to senator reid's office apparently this afternoon and have a problem with raising the limit from $250,000 to $400,000, on the...
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john boehner was asked an said he's willing to give a little on loopholes. but not a single question. he says he takes a balanced approach and that's what the people in the room think. he's balanced. same thing on benghazi. we have all these questions on benghazi and they are not answering. you have to go to denver to get a local radio host? megyn: there were two questions about benghazi. one was from ed henry. but they only had eight questions. i knew that sitting in this anchor chair. they my that. they are the white house press corps. you are telling me these are all issues that matter to some americans. climate change, immigration and so on. but when you only have eight questions and there isn't a question about how we are going to gets the debt under control or what we are going to do about the 23 million americans. >> i agree about whether he was going to meet with mitt romney was a waste of a question. megyn: if you had 20, go for it. >> i think we all agree on all sides that that was definitely a waste of a question. i want to push back on this softb
john boehner was asked an said he's willing to give a little on loopholes. but not a single question. he says he takes a balanced approach and that's what the people in the room think. he's balanced. same thing on benghazi. we have all these questions on benghazi and they are not answering. you have to go to denver to get a local radio host? megyn: there were two questions about benghazi. one was from ed henry. but they only had eight questions. i knew that sitting in this anchor chair. they my...
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want to leave our viewers with this from speaker boehner. he says today the justice department is out of excuses. congress has given attorney general holder more than enough time, and he says either the justice department turns over the information or congress will have no choice but to move forward with holding the attorney general in contempt for obstructing an ongoing investigation. that is from house speaker john boehner's office today. so should mr. holder be held in contempt of congress? it would only be the second time in history, janet reno -- attorney general under president clinton -- became the first attorney general to be cited for contempt back in 1998. that was after she refused to turn over justice department memos in a battle over how to prosecute alleged campaign finance abuses. next hour we will take a look at how that worked out, and we'll talk about the potential political risk to both sides from this high-stakes showdown between congress and the doj. we're also expecting that the white house will take a lot of questions
want to leave our viewers with this from speaker boehner. he says today the justice department is out of excuses. congress has given attorney general holder more than enough time, and he says either the justice department turns over the information or congress will have no choice but to move forward with holding the attorney general in contempt for obstructing an ongoing investigation. that is from house speaker john boehner's office today. so should mr. holder be held in contempt of congress?...
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but it's house speaker john boehner who has really been digging into the president saying tonight's speech will be nothing more than a bid for re-election come forward. >> the president has been in total campaign mode since labor day. and since the campaign apparently wrote the speech i expect we'll hear a campaign speech. megyn: lou dobbs of the fox business network hosts lou bobs tonight. he's with us now. lou, already you're hearing it over and over that's it's going to be a campaign speech, not a substantive speech. the president will folk news part on the economy but we're also told will zero in on economic unfairness. >> reporter: right. megyn: your thoughts. >> reporter: megyn, this is already part of the theater that is the state of the union address. both sides now the white house letting it be known what will be in his speech, the opposition, john boehner and other republicans attacking what is purportedly in that speech. the reality is this president will be driving the message of unfairness in our economy, and it's going to occur at a time as you well know that we are so polari
but it's house speaker john boehner who has really been digging into the president saying tonight's speech will be nothing more than a bid for re-election come forward. >> the president has been in total campaign mode since labor day. and since the campaign apparently wrote the speech i expect we'll hear a campaign speech. megyn: lou dobbs of the fox business network hosts lou bobs tonight. he's with us now. lou, already you're hearing it over and over that's it's going to be a campaign...
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is boehner going to allow the oversight committee to put that to the full congress? but he says he will hold them accountable. a growing split -- appears to be a growing split between the united states and israel over what iran needs to do about its nuclear program. israel saying upcoming talks can only succeed if iran has all of its uranium enrichment after the united states says it may allow some uranium enrichment up to a point by iran. now there are reports that israel is taking a new hard line on iran. but the next guest says it's not israel that changed its position. ambassador john bowl to is a former ambassador to the united nations. you say it's the united states that changed its position. >> the israeli position is iran needs to comply with successive is united nations resolutions that require iran to stop all uranium enrichment activity it many the obama administration and europeans who are prepared to say to the iranians, just stop the enrichment at the fordo facility of the 20%. you can continue your existing enrichment for reactor grade amounts legitimi
is boehner going to allow the oversight committee to put that to the full congress? but he says he will hold them accountable. a growing split -- appears to be a growing split between the united states and israel over what iran needs to do about its nuclear program. israel saying upcoming talks can only succeed if iran has all of its uranium enrichment after the united states says it may allow some uranium enrichment up to a point by iran. now there are reports that israel is taking a new hard...
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john boehner said this is his moment. his opportunity to leave. shannon: i would like to play a little bit more about what john boehner has said. and then i would like to play more about what brett said about this. but first, what john boehner said to diane sawyer. >> raising taxes is the wrong prescription. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. frankly, it could not even pass the house. shannon: bret baier is the anchor of special reporting. what is your reaction? we understand that the president will invite congressional leaders over. >> we will also probably here from his senior adviser, david plouffe. the one thing that is interesting, if you look at the polls on the question of income tax rates, you have 47% that want to increase for those about 250,000. no increase for anyone tax increases, and 13%, increases for all. 47% 1,250,000 or above and 48% don't raise them at all or reason for everyone. so, you know, if you look at the exit polls, there is not really a definitive answer there. the republicans are going to say this is not the right a
john boehner said this is his moment. his opportunity to leave. shannon: i would like to play a little bit more about what john boehner has said. and then i would like to play more about what brett said about this. but first, what john boehner said to diane sawyer. >> raising taxes is the wrong prescription. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. frankly, it could not even pass the house. shannon: bret baier is the anchor of special reporting. what is your reaction? we understand...
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speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid. earlier today, the senate majority leader sounded frustrated with the republicans in congress. >> nothing can move forward unless speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell are willing to come up with a bipartisan plan to participate. speaker boehner is unwilling to negotiate. we have not heard a word since neither mcconnell. nothing has happened. >> i should note that senator reid was due for a news conference later this afternoon. that has since been canceled. perhaps the senate majority leader has decided to do his talking behind closed doors and hammer out a deal. greg: filled with metaphors, no doubt. what a republican saying about the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations? reporter: they have been pretty quiet so far. we know the speaker of the house and the republican leadership team in the house is due for a conference call with members that are still back in their home districts later this hour. we expect senate republican leader mitch mcconnell to be on the senate floor. the top
speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid. earlier today, the senate majority leader sounded frustrated with the republicans in congress. >> nothing can move forward unless speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell are willing to come up with a bipartisan plan to participate. speaker boehner is unwilling to negotiate. we have not heard a word since neither mcconnell. nothing has happened. >> i should note that senator reid was due for a news conference later this...
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john boehner has already talked about working with the president on this. let me say this, the vitriol of the last two years or maybe the last four years on both sides to have fence, democrats and republicans, need, that needs to stop. we need to move forward together as a united america and put the vitriol away, put the campaign mode away. i think all americans want that. i know some republicans want that and some democrats want that. let's find that common ground and move forward. shannon: this event that the president had last friday at the white house to a lot of people looked a lot like a campaign event. they was surrounded by people who were described as middle class americans who had voted for him and stakeholders who want to see his particular plans forwarded. there were no questions from the press. it looked a lot like a campaign event. brad, this is part of what the president had so say. he said on tuesday voters said loud and clear on tuesday they won't tolerate politicians who use compromise as a dirty word. cooperation, consensus. is the presid
john boehner has already talked about working with the president on this. let me say this, the vitriol of the last two years or maybe the last four years on both sides to have fence, democrats and republicans, need, that needs to stop. we need to move forward together as a united america and put the vitriol away, put the campaign mode away. i think all americans want that. i know some republicans want that and some democrats want that. let's find that common ground and move forward. shannon:...
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megyn: you're telling me john boehner's going to agree to that? >> he's agreed -- he's saying, he's making con conciliatory nos that maybe we don't mind if we get more money coming in from the rich. he wants to get rid of loopholes, but the effect is more money coming into the treasury. harry reid says tax the rich. trumka says don't cut entitlements, no, no, no, and don't worry about the deficit. you add that up, and that is a deal on the fiscal cliff, but the stock market doesn't like it, and the economy won't do well in it. that's the bottom line. megyn: all right. we'll see what they do with the fiscal cliff. they tried to fix it twice, twice they failed, now we're getting close to the deadline, and they're like, oh, we'll punt again. okay, fine. washington's going to do what it's going to do. what about obamacare? that, all sort of the bad stuff, if you will, of obamacare, the taxes, the penalties people are going to have to pay, they started in obama 2.0, and that starts in 2014. how big of an impact is that going to have? is. >> big. the re
megyn: you're telling me john boehner's going to agree to that? >> he's agreed -- he's saying, he's making con conciliatory nos that maybe we don't mind if we get more money coming in from the rich. he wants to get rid of loopholes, but the effect is more money coming into the treasury. harry reid says tax the rich. trumka says don't cut entitlements, no, no, no, and don't worry about the deficit. you add that up, and that is a deal on the fiscal cliff, but the stock market doesn't like...